The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-02-09

Oysters in shell, the finest ever in
the market, just received at Turner'S,
opened and served in any style, or
sent to any part Of the city.
A half-dozen residences will soon
be erected at Swannanoa Junction.
Our friends at that place predict
that they will soon experience a
boom in keeping with that
which Asheville has experienced. T
Senator Kope Elias passed here yester
day moning OH his return to Raleigh,
after hurried home On important busi-
ness. He could give us but little of in
terest pertaining to legislative matters
other than what our telegraphio reports
and legislative gleanings have enabled
US to furnish.
Mr.. ]. II. Southerland, of Pigeon Riv-
er. will in few weeks remove to Cher
okee, he having become interested in the
mineral and other interests of that sec
ton, and intends building upAwith the
rapid growth which is in the immediate
future of country filled with the best
minerals, marbles and GRANTEES, in this
country.
We learn that the proceeds of the
entertainmentgiven Saturday night
by the AsheYille Amateurs, for the
benefit of the II cspital, amounted
to about 1925. This will prove of
great help to the Hospital, and all
{. - tx :, sp1frs Ist1
the ladies and gentlesneE@who thus
served to help so worthy cause.
The Ashevi,le .Sky'dnd ReraSt. speak
ing of the action Of the House of Rep
on the County Government
question. saws:
"The vote or Mr.. Pritchard's compre-
hensive substitute, as given, clearly de-
fines the position of each member. It
will be seen, with many regrets, that Mr..
PearSo records himself with the DEM
ocrats in opposition TO the bill, while Mr..
Wells, in conformity to his position in
the campaign, stands recorded in favor
of it."
Our friend Bob Long, connected
with the house of Van Glider &
Brown, has just returned from trip
to Murphy,where he has beento look
into the possible future of that coun-
try. He found a decided mineral
fever prevailing, and is SO we'll sat-
isfed with what he saw, and IS to
the future OF that country that he
will probably establish at no distant
day hardware store at Murphy,
The managers of the Asheville.
Directory are now busily at work
numbering the houses on the vari-
Gus streets and taking the census of
the population at the same time.
They are making rapid progress.
They will be prepared to furnish all
manner of figures for the number
ing of both places of business and
residences, and at lower cost than
individuals can obtain them else-
where, as they buy them by the
wholesale. Give them your orders
for either hammered gold, brass,
bronze, tin or china, in sizes from 2
to 5 inches. f
The AsheVille correspondent of
the HendersonYiile Times thus
speaks of an enterprise at the
Swannanoa Junction.
"Mr, Mcdowell has his big band.
saw mill in running order, and is
now ready for business. He already
has orders for 100000 window-cur-
tain sticks, and the same amount,
or more, OF popcorn, ,parcher hands
les. Such articles are made from
the waste lumber and are almost
without expense to the maker. Mr..
Mcdowell will haye machinery to
do all kinds of turning, dressing and
working lumber in any shape you
may want it"
NoTtcE TO THE FARMERS.